How do you create thumbnail sketches for character animation? Learning how to create thumbnail sketches is a very important skill, even fo...

How do you create a great pose in animation? Creating great poses is a necessary skill for all animators to learn. In the video above, I sug...

Leopard Animation by Daniel Amor The use of live action reference to create great animation is one of the key techniques that students lear...

One of the most common mistakes made by junior animators is to have even timing and spacing on their character performances. Even timing a...

Animators are story tellers. Every animation should have an idea behind it, one that tells a story. Junior animators focus on learning t...

Incredibles 2 Pixar animator Royce Wesley was in London recently, talking about his experience working on Incredibles 2 , and also expla...

Kiwi by Oliver Canovas Our master's degree animators are embarking on their third animation assignment, DA703 PR1, which involves th...

This month our MA students are animating a dialogue shot, preparing to enter the monthly 11 Second Club competition . But how do you g...

Part of the secret of having a successful career as an animator is learning how to be good and fast at the same time. Directors want qua...

Watch Disney's smash hit animated film Frozen and you will find some first class acting, beautiful work which arguably takes the med...

Shot Breakdown: Fred basketball test from trent correy on Vimeo . Above is an excellent shot breakdown video by Disney animator Trent ...

The secret of good animation lies in the planning, and experienced animators know that by drawing clear thumbnails to plan out their work,...

The secret of great animation is in the planning. Open up a copy of Maya, the leading 3D software, and you just get a blank screen. With...

Working with Maya: How to Begin? - The Curse of the Blank Screen One of the hardest skills for an animator to learn is how to build and ...

The secret of most successful enveavours lies in the planning - and animation is no exception. Open up a copy of Maya, the leading 3D sof...